Saturday, November 24, 2007

L.A. Times Interview: J. Craig Venter


In this Q&A Venter describes the possibility of using genetically modified organisms to create new fuel sources.

an excerpt:

"We're trying to design cells that produce unique renewable fuels. We have one of those in extensive testing now that could be one of the first green jet fuels. Hopefully there'll be hundreds of these. With this breadth of biology, we have the capability of probably making any chemical out there. It's not hard even to imagine gasoline or octane that we put into our tanks. Bacteria can make that."

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